Bory Prison - Věznice Bory
Bory Prison
Bory Prison, Plzeň
Photograph © Copyright Vězeňská Služba České Republiky
Bory Prison. It’s not a pleasing sentance, is it? Bory Prison. But it’s a fantastic building! The first time I saw it I didn’t realise it was a prison - I had no idea what it was, but I was impressed by it’s design.
I first saw this building at ground level and from a moving car. I was driving, so I didn’t get a good look. I just remember the impression it left.
It’s a very difficult building to find information about - try searching the internet for “bory prison”. I guarantee you won’t find much.
My searches came up with a story about two murderers who escaped by hiding in a pallet; the horrors of the second world war and, if my memory serves me justly, the fact that Václav Havel spent some time there.
Bory Prison from the Air
Photograph © Copyright Letecká Škola, Plzeň
Bory Prison from the Air
Photograph © Copyright mapy.cz / seznam.cz / Geodis
The main entrance to Bory Prison
Photograph © Copyright 2006 Eva Haunerová
A View of Bory Prison 1928
Provided by George Krejci
Věznice Plzeň
Klatovská 202
P.O.BOX 335
301 00 Plzeň
Czech Republic
David Benes(ch) said,
March 22, 2007 at 10:37 pm
My father, Josef Benes was a political prisoner here during WW2. Do you know how and if I can find any records of his incarceration here? Any information would be great. Thank You!
Denis said,
April 4, 2007 at 2:06 pm
jj, bory jsou paradni budova.. pekne letecke fotky!